Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:58:07 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Subject: Re: top posting (off-topic) Message-ID: <D63B7027-4454-474F-AF4C-62E608D60FA5@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <7FA9B777A6FFF4225817FE48@[172.16.1.36]> References: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> <7FA9B777A6FFF4225817FE48@[172.16.1.36]>
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On Nov 22, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Paul Schmehl wrote: > Understood from that perspective, perhaps you can see why people > might dislike top posting. When asking a favor of another, a wise man would not offend his potential helper. Many here (and elsewhere) will not reply to a top- poster. You want some of my time then you had better take the minimal effort to phrase and format your communication. Less effort, actually. A trimmed insert-reply is not only a more accurate communication, but faster to create, as well as faster to read and comprehend. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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